Flagstar capitalized its residential servicing portfolio at 99 basis points at June 30, compared to 106 bps at March 31.

The IG accused the FHFA of shirking its responsibility to effectively examine Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

The bigger issue was a sharp drop in net servicing income…

Several large banks accept the current acknowledgement agreement, while others avoid it like the plague.

The Community Mortgage Lenders of America said the bill strikes a balance of maintaining safe lending while freeing up resources so more consumers can obtain a mortgage.

Who is Silver Point and why does it now own so much of PHH?

Since the CFPB was born, the cost to originate a home mortgage has exploded...

Non-agency mortgage-backed security issuers and investors were getting more comfortable in recent years with third-party due diligence reviews of less than 100 percent of the mortgages in an MBS due to the exceptionally strong performance of new originations. However, analysts at Morningstar Credit Ratings suggest that most non-agency MBS backed by new mortgages will be subject to full reviews due to uncertainty regarding the CFPB’s integrated-disclosure rule under the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, otherwise known as TRID. The reviews help identify and cure compliance issues and protect MBS investors from TRID-related losses. “Most post-crisis transactions carry out due diligence on every loan, and we...

“Most real estate agents say high loan-to-value ratio mortgages are readily available, especially for homebuyers with good credit,” said Tom Popik, research director for Campbell Surveys.

The Federal Home Loan Banks’ Mortgage Partnership Finance program and Redwood Trust announced a number of changes this week to the MPF Direct product. Beginning Aug. 31, the loan limit will increase to $2.5 million and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages will be eligible for delivery. The MPF Direct program was launched in 2014, with a loan limit of $729,750, the high-cost loan limit for the government-sponsored enterprises at the time. In the third quarter of 2015, the loan limit for the product was increased to $1.5 million. The loan limit for cash-out refinances is $750,000. “We continue...